Pukyong National University

"PKNU takes the lead in convergence education and nurturing creative talents by reorganizing through innovative academic restructuring"

- Published in special articles on rolling admission, by the Busan Daily, the Kookje Daily, and the Dong-A Daily News

Ahead of the application period of rolling admission for the 2022 academic year, which will start on September 10, the advantage that Pukyong National University (President Jang Young-Soo) has and information related to the random admissions were introduced one after another in the special articles of each press.

The Busan Daily News introduced Pukyong National University on page 33, on July 30th with the title, 'Pukyong National University takes the lead in convergence education and nurturing creative talents through innovative academic restructuring'

The Busan Daily reported in this article, "Pukyong National University has recently reorganized its academic organization to foster convergence and creative talent. Undergraduate colleges dedicated exclusively to basic liberal arts education and first-year education have been newly established, and the undergraduate system will be implemented in full scale to lower the barriers between academic fields and to promote convergence between disciplines."

"With the goal of nurturing experts in new industries, the Information Convergence College will also be established, which includes the Human Bio Convergence Major, Human ICT Convergence Major, and Big Data Convergence Major. The Department of Social Welfare in response to the aging population and the Department of Science and System Simulation for high-tech industrial design will also be newly established," the article continued, "This is considered to be a demonstration of Pukyong National University's will to lead academic development in connection with Busan's key industries such as fisheries and marine and as a starting point for innovative founding of the university as a national university specializing in regional bases."

At the same time, the Kookje Daily published on page 32 on August 11th, introduced its strengths in the field of industry-academic cooperation through an article titled, ‘Pukyong National University, 300 companies on campus… University that has built the largest industry-academic cooperation ecosystem in the southeast region'.

The Kookje Daily explained, "Pukyong National University has established the largest industrial-educational cooperation infrastructure in the Southeast region by actively opening the Yongdang Campus, which currently covers an area of 330,0000m2 approximately. The university has attracted more than 300 companies so far, and through joint R&D, technology transfer, re-education, and collaboration with students, the university is helping businesses and the local economy to grow, as well as nurturing talents needed for the local community."

The newspaper emphasized, "In particular, as Pukyong National University has been recently selected as the lead institute for large-scale government projects conducted by the Ministry of Education (MOE), the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF), and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE), the results of the convergence of industry-educational cooperation efforts are becoming visible."

The Dong-A Daily introduced the innovative case of Pukyong National University in an article dated July 30, titled 'University that leads regional development and future industry at the same time, nurturing future talents centered on innovation-sharing-convergence', "Pukyong National University is pushing ahead of a plan to establish a medical school specializing in radiology and medical in the Southern East Area Radiology Medical & Science Industrial Complex located in Gijang-gun, Busan. When a new medical college and campus that converges medicine, science, and engineering is established in the Southern East Area Radiology Medical & Science Industrial Complex, it is expected to become a cancer treatment hub in Northeast Asia as well as a center of the global precision medical industry."

[Rolling Admission Guide for the 2022 academic year of PKNU]

Pukyong National University selects 2,569, or 71.4%, of the total 3,596 new students from the regular admissions for the 2022 academic year. For Rolling Admission, 1,660 students will be selected for school grades screenings transcripts of students' school records, 900 students will be selected through the comprehensive screening of the student's records, and 9 students will be selected through the talent and accomplishment evaluation-based screening. Applicants must pay attention to whether they meet the minimum academic achievement standards for the Korean SAT and how to reflect student records.

Applicants are selected based on 90% of school grades screenings transcripts of students' school records and 10% of attendance records. Among the school grades screenings of the students' school records, the minimum academic achievement standards are applied to talents with excellent subject performance and regional innovation talents, and the minimum academic achievement standards are not applied to talents in a special screening process for residents of farming and fishing town, future talents, and specialized high schools. Multiple applications are available between school grades screenings transcripts of students' school records.

The comprehensive screening for student records comprehensively evaluates the curriculum and extracurricular activities of the student record in order to select students who have been faithful to high school life. Applicants for the comprehensive screening do not need to submit a self-introduction letter and are selected only through document evaluation without an interview.

For adult learners over the age of 30 and those who have worked in the industry for 3 years or more, Pukyong National University operates the lifelong learner selection and incumbent selection who have graduated from specialized high schools without an entrance exam score. In both cases, selection is made solely on the basis of document evaluation. Pukyong National University Admissions Headquarters will conduct one-on-one customized admission counseling for applicants of the rolling admission for 2022 until coming 27th.

The application period is from September 10 to 14, and the announcement of successful applicants will be on December 16th at 5 pm. For various admission-related inquiries, please call (051-629-5600) or use the Q&A board on the website for Pukyong National University Admissions (http://iphak.pknu.ac.kr). <Pukyong Today>